[06:20.41]Lesson  50
[06:22.38]resolution
[06:24.00]决心
[06:25.62]The New Year is a time for resolutions.
[06:28.26]新年是下决心的时候。
[06:30.90]Sure enough his resolution began to stagger.
[06:33.68]果然他的决心开始动摇了。
[06:36.46]However strong a man's resolution is,
[06:38.84]一个人的决心无论多大，
[06:41.21]it costs him something to carry it out,now and then.
[06:44.09]要实现它，就得付出代价。
[06:46.96]mentally
[06:48.88]内心里
[06:50.80]Mentally,at least,most of us could compile formidable lists of "dos'and 'don'ts.'
[06:55.07]大多数人——在心里面，至少——会列一份‘要做什么’和‘不要做什么’的宏伟计划。
[06:59.34]Thus she mentally blamed her own foolishness.
[07:01.92]她暗暗地责备自己的糊涂。
[07:04.49]Mira made a guess mentally.
[07:06.91]弥拉在心里猜测了一番。
[07:09.32]compile
[07:10.75]编制，编辑
[07:12.17]It is not known when the first volume was compiled.
[07:15.36]第一卷编纂的时间现在还不知道。
[07:18.54]Bibliographies are lists of books compiled in many different forms.
[07:22.17]书目是用许多不同形式编制的图书目录。
[07:25.81]formidable
[07:27.33]难的，令人畏惧的
[07:28.86]There are formidable problems associated with practical utilization of solar energy.
[07:32.94]有些难题和太阳能的实际应用有关。
[07:37.01]Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared.
[07:40.40]考试总是令人生畏的——即使是对准备最好的人也不例外。
[07:43.78]recur
[07:45.36]再次发生
[07:46.94]The same old favourites recur year in year our with monotonous regularity.
[07:50.91]相的决心年复一年，周而复始地出现。
[07:54.88]It is clear the same difficulties will recur.
[07:57.24]很清楚，同样的困难会再次出现。
[07:59.61]This is a recurring theme thrughout the book.
[08:02.33]这是这本书的反复出现的问题。
[08:05.04]regularity
[08:06.77]定时，规律
[08:08.49]He was praised for regularity of attendance.
[08:11.17]他因为全勤获得了表扬。
[08:13.85]I always admire people who do their work with regularity,
[08:16.82]我老是佩服那些工作有规律的人，
[08:19.80]but somehow can't bring myself to that level.
[08:22.62]可是不知怎么搞的自己就是做不到。
[08:25.44]accomplishment
[08:27.13]成就
[08:28.81]Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment.
[08:32.84]以往的经验告诉我们，有些事是根本办不到的。
[08:36.86]The nasty sharre-holder recited a list of his accomplishments for the company.
[08:40.58]那个讨厌的股东把他为公司取得的业绩历数了一遍。
[08:44.30]No accomplishments have ever been made in this field.
[08:47.69]这一领域至今还没有取得任何成就 。
[08:51.07]attainment
[08:52.53]达到
[08:54.00]His plan may contribute to the attainment of objectives,but at high costs.
[08:58.12]他的计划可能对达成目标作出贡献，但是代价太高。
[09:02.25]The attainment of these multiple purposes
[09:04.68]为了同时达到多重目的，
[09:07.11]usually requires the concomitant use of three drugs.
[09:10.19]通常需要同时应用三种药物。
[09:13.27]inveterate
[09:14.89]根深蒂固的
[09:16.51]If we remain inveterate smokers,it is only because we have so often experienced
[09:20.59]如果我们烟瘾太大，戒不掉，
[09:24.66]the frustration results from failure.
[09:27.09]那是因为屡戒屡败，失去了信心。
[09:29.52]He carried his hands in his pockets,
[09:31.65]他的手一直插在裤兜里，
[09:33.78]and there was something in the way he did it that showed the habit was inveterate.
[09:37.32]从那副架势来看，这个习惯不是一天两天了。
[09:40.86]Max is an inveterate epicurean.
[09:43.68]麦克斯是个无可救药的享乐主义者。
[09:46.50]self-improvement
[09:48.47]自我完善
[09:50.45]Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement
[09:53.07]大多数人自我完善的努力都失败了。
[09:55.70]because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.
[09:59.28]这是因为目标定得过高。而且也根本没有时间运实行。
[10:02.85]Conan mapped out a practical scheme for his self-improvement.
[10:05.83]柯南为自己的自我完善定了一份合理计划。
[10:08.81]The first intem in his self-improvement project
[10:11.38]他自我完善的计划的第一项
[10:13.96]is a trip across the Sahara Desert by bicycle.
[10:16.74]就是骑车穿越撒哈拉沙漠。
[10:19.52]scheme
[10:20.98]简单的计划，方案
[10:22.45]The congress proposed a new health insurance scheme.
[10:25.38]大会提出新的健康保险方案。
[10:28.32]White 's scheme is to be a university graduate first.
[10:31.60]怀特的计划就是先取得大学毕业资格。
[10:34.88]ambitious
[10:36.46]宏大的，雄心勃勃的，
[10:38.04]The first of his ambitious projects had dried up,one after another.
[10:41.87]他那些雄心勃勃的计划一个接一个地胎死腹中。
[10:45.69]Our tutor advised up not to be too ambitous in the thesis.
[10:49.03]导师告诉我们论文的题目不要太大。
[10:52.36]pitfall
[10:53.82]意外地困难，易犯的错误
[10:55.28]Aware of these pitfalls,this year I attempted to keep my resolution to myself.
[10:59.41]我深知这些问题，所以今年决定对自己的计划严加保密。
[11:03.54]It is hoped that the reader will be helped to avoid some of my pitfalls.
[11:07.08]希望本书可以帮助读者避免在某些方面重蹈笔者的覆辙。
[11:10.62]Undoubtedly,it spared them the pitfalls of long and large meetings.
[11:14.00]毫无疑问，这使他们免于陷入没完没了的会议。
[11:17.38]modest
[11:18.86]要求不过分的
[11:20.33]I limited myself to two modest ambitions,
[11:23.01]我只给自己规定了两项平实的任务，
[11:25.69]to do physical exercises every morning and to read moreof an evening.
[11:29.37]每天早上锻炼身体，每天晚上多看点书。
[11:33.05]The boy leard to be modest in his demands.
[11:36.14]男孩学会了不提过分要求。
[11:39.22]Would you be so kind as to grant a modest wish of mine?
[11:42.55]你可不可满足我一个小小的愿望？
[11:45.88]assiduously
[11:47.41]刻苦地，孜孜不倦地
[11:48.94]An all-night party on New Year's Eve
[11:51.16]除夕夜的通宵晚会
[11:53.38]provided me with a good excuse for not carrying out
[11:56.26]使我理直气壮地在新年头一天
[11:59.15]either of these resolutions on the first day of the year,
[12:02.13]免去了这两项任务，
[12:05.11]but on the second,I applied myself assiduously to the task.
[12:08.53]不过，第二天史勤勉地开始用功了。
[12:11.95]After working assiduously for two whole hours,
[12:14.59]辛辛苦苦地干了两个小时，
[12:17.23]I felt justified to indulge myself a little bit.
[12:20.15]我觉得理所当然地应当放纵一下自己。
[12:23.08]The group fulfilled their duties assiduously.
[12:25.72]小组勤勉地完成了他们的任务。

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